Blake Hall
Okay so the “concerned aunt” is none other than popular comedienne and Jimmy Kimmel ex-bae, Sarah Silverman.
On Monday, she got super worried apparently, and took to Twitter, where she hit up the United States Marine Corps with some interesting questions about the fate of her nephew, who’s currently training to be a Marine at Parris Island, South Carolina. It all stems from the recent ugly accusations aimed at a number of USMC drill instructors, who are being questioned in the death of a recruit who fell from a three-story building and, also, putting another in clothes dryer, letting it spin.
Here’s what Silverman served up the Marines’ primary Twitter handle at about seven in the evening:
Dear @USMC can u reassure me my nephew will be ok — he's training in Paris Island & I'm nervous by what I'm reading.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 2, 2016
@USMC please help! I sent a care package to my nephew at Parris Island & now am worried he'll be in trouble for it. I'm an idiot. Please dm
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 3, 2016
She also hit up the United States Postal Service in an effort to get them to stop the package that was headed to South Carolina.
@USPS I need to stop a package but I don't have the tracking # only the cc# I used.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 3, 2016
A few hours later, the military branch responded to her inquiries:
We appreciate and understand your concerns and thank you for sharing them directly with us. Rest assured, the recent (1/5)
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) October 4, 2016
circumstances regarding recruit training in the media are not indicative of the manner we transform young men & women (2/5)
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) October 4, 2016
into Marines. We are actively engaged in ensuring every one with a loved one or family member (3/5)
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) October 4, 2016
working hard to earn the title Marine is assured and informed. We remain committed to your nephew's success, and when (4/5)
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) October 4, 2016
he's earned the title Marine, he'll be proud and so will we! See you at his graduation. (5/5)
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) October 4, 2016
Tuesday morning, Sarah sent back a “thank you” — also via Twitter:
THANK U 4this response! I just sent trailmix/chocolate/TP/remote control fart machine (DIs should keep the latter) Ugh I'm 10 yrs old
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) October 4, 2016
Sounds like the tooting device will have to wait until after graduation.